TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Violence and desire in Beijing: a young Chinese woman's strategies of resistance in father daughter incest and dating relationships
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Xiying Wang, 
A1  - Ho, Petula Sik Ying
SP  - 1319
EP  - 1338
VL  - 13
IS  - 12
N2  - In Mainland China, there is a lack of public awareness of and systematic research on dating violence and incest. This article fills a gap in the research in this area by examining a woman's lived experience of father-daughter incest and dating violence. The article adopts the standpoint of third-wave feminists and highlights women's agency and resistance to abuse. Meng Xi, the subject of the case study in this article, is regarded as a "survivor" rather than a "victim," and her various strategies of resistance--in particular, how she talks about her body and linghun (intelligence soul), and uses the two as sites of resistance--are examined. The article sheds light on the desire and sexuality of women in contemporary China, and especially the struggle between spiritual and material pursuits.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801207310802
ID  - ref1
ER  -